Past Research Projects at The Edith O'Donnell Institute at UT Dallas
The O’Donnell Institute has completed a number of important projects since our founding.
Browse the following past projects of the O'Donnell Institute.
Research, resources, and course that cultivated connections between art history and medical education.
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Artists’ Writings on Materials and Techniques
The O’Donnell Institute supported documentation and research on artists’ writings.
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Census of French Sculpture in American Collections
The Census of French Sculpture in American Collections, a project headed by Laure de Margerie, is the first comprehensive digital archive of French sculpture in America.
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Conservation Projects at the Dallas Museum of Art
Conservators at the Dallas Museum of Art collaborated with the O’Donnell Institute and The University of Texas at Dallas on a number of projects
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Institute for the Study of American Art in China (ISAAC)
The Institute for the Study of American Art in China (ISAAC) was a three-year collaboration between Nanjing University , the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History, and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, with the support of the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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In conjunction with the exhibition Revelation: The Art of James Magee at the Nasher Sculpture Center, O’Donnell Institute Founding Director Richard R. Brettell, Nasher curator Jed Morse, and photographer Tom Jenkins collaborated to produce a volume that documents James Magee’s site-based project, The Hill, in far west Texas.
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Artists’ Writings on Materials and Techniques
The O’Donnell Institute supported documentation and research on artists’ writings.
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Paul Gauguin Catalogue Raisonné
In collaboration with the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc. (WPI), O’Donnell Institute Founding Director Richard R. Brettell headed research for the multi-volume catalogue raisonné of the artist Paul Gauguin.
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